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Itanium® Architecture for Programmers: Understanding 64-Bit Processors and EPIC Principles
By James S. Evans Lawrence University, Gregory L. Trimper viika
Publisher	: Prentice Hall PTR
Pub Date	: April 28, 2003
ISBN	: 0-13-101372-6
Pages	: 576

Itanium(R) Architecture for Programmers is a comprehensive introduction to the breakthrough capabilities of the new 64-bit Itanium architecture. Using standard command-line tools and extensive examples, the authors illuminate the Itanium design within the broader context of contemporary computer architecture via a step-by-step investigation of Itanium assembly language. Coverage includes:

• The potential of Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing (EPIC)

• Itanium instruction formats and addressing modes

• Innovations such as the register stack engine (RSE) and extensive predication

• Procedure calls and procedure-calling mechanisms

• Floating-point operations

• I/O techniques, from simple debugging to the use of files

• Optimization of output from open source, Intel, and HP-UX compilers

An essential resource for both computing professionals and students of architecture or assembly language, Itanium Architecture for Programmers includes extensive printed and Web-based references, plus many numeric, essay, and programming exercises for each chapter.